Chicago 312: The State Budget in the Era of Trillionaires
This Week's 312: the attempted return of the Zombie Snap Curfew, the Illinois state budget, taxing the rich (or at least starting with social media companies), and more.
Chicago 312: Pay No Attention to the Water Bills Behind the Curtain
A data center stole 30 million gallons of water, the Obama Center's anti-displacement ordinance was never used once, and Geneva is about to decide whether your boss can keep calling itself an algorithm.
This week: Walgreens closes another South Side location, Ken Griffin is mad at Mamdani for the same reasons he supposedly left Chicago, and data centers aren’t a real revenue solution.
Chicago 312: It's Not Just A Newsletter -- It's a Newsletter About Eileen O'Neill Burke Refusing to Investigate Federal Agents
This week: the Feds egged on Midway Blitz, the Doom of the Clipping Economy, Democrats found a platform, and Springfield's about to let the millionaires tax die.
(CORRECTION) The 312: Johnson Writes Orders, O'Burke Ignores Them, and Chicago Celebrates Moving Its Own Money Around
Chicago 312: ICE is on notice in Chicago, I still don't know what a TIF Sweep is, and a *community poll* about how much X personally and politically scrambles your brain.
🚨 Chicago 312: Don't Invade Minnesota in the Winter
Chicago 312: healthcare cowardice, procurement reform that actually matters, and gig workers fighting for the right to push back when the algorithm screws them.
